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By Karl Sinclair • Contributing Writer October 21, 2026 In the third quarter of 2026, RTX received over $59 billion of new awards, including some $37 billion on the Tomahawk and AMRAAM, along with the SM6 and SM3-1B programs. This boosted the RTX backlog to $340 billion. “We are very pleased with our collaboration with the Department of War on these contracts,” said CEO Chris Calio.
Pratt & Whitney doesn't plan on giving up on its next-generation propulsion efforts after winning the Engine Core Upgrade contract to re-engine the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet, Jill Albertelli, president of military engines, told Inside Defense . The ECU decision -- which beat out the more costly but potentially higher-powered option of the Advanced Engine Transition Program -- was a boon for Pratt as it kept the contractor on as the prime for the engines on both of the... Not a subscriber?
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